Lesson 9 Flying cats飛貓
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.1.Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
never fail to 是雙重否定結(jié)構(gòu)，表示肯定的意思，但是又加強(qiáng)了語氣。
請翻譯：
只要你竭盡全力，一定能夠得到你想要的。
2.They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
lead a 形容詞 life,過著什么樣的生活，
請翻譯：
他父母去世早，小時候過著非常貧窮的生活。
3.A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
survive st，存活，還有比誰長命的意思。
請翻譯：
他先妻子而去，還留下三個孩子。
4.They had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
die from死于……die from 和die of 的區(qū)別：die of illness,disease,hunger,thirst die from shock,injury,wound.
請翻譯：
他從山上跌落下來，但是事實(shí)證明，他不是死于外傷，而是死于心臟病。
5.It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
The 比較級，the 比較級，越……越……
請翻譯：
房間越小，取暖成本越低。1.If you try your best to do everything,you will never fail to get what you want.
2.His parents diey early,and he lived a poor life when he was young.
3.He was survived by his wife,leaving three children behind him.
4.He fell from the mountain,and it turned out that he died of heart attack but not from injury.
5.The smaller the house is, the less it will cost to heat.
Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.1.Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
never fail to 是雙重否定結(jié)構(gòu)，表示肯定的意思，但是又加強(qiáng)了語氣。
請翻譯：
只要你竭盡全力，一定能夠得到你想要的。
2.They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
lead a 形容詞 life,過著什么樣的生活，
請翻譯：
他父母去世早，小時候過著非常貧窮的生活。
3.A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
survive st，存活，還有比誰長命的意思。
請翻譯：
他先妻子而去，還留下三個孩子。
4.They had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
die from死于……die from 和die of 的區(qū)別：die of illness,disease,hunger,thirst die from shock,injury,wound.
請翻譯：
他從山上跌落下來，但是事實(shí)證明，他不是死于外傷，而是死于心臟病。
5.It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
The 比較級，the 比較級，越……越……
請翻譯：
房間越小，取暖成本越低。1.If you try your best to do everything,you will never fail to get what you want.
2.His parents diey early,and he lived a poor life when he was young.
3.He was survived by his wife,leaving three children behind him.
4.He fell from the mountain,and it turned out that he died of heart attack but not from injury.
5.The smaller the house is, the less it will cost to heat.